Airman First Class Chase Watkins, and Staff Sgt. Bobby Pantfoeder, 28th Force Support Squadron base Honor Guard members, prepare to raise the flag to half-staff in honor of Maj. Gen. Joseph Brown IV at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., April 23, 2013. Brown, who was stationed at Ellsworth from June 2001 to June 2005, and his wife, Sue S. Brown, were killed April 19 when the Cessna 210 he was piloting crashed in Williamsburg, Va. General Brown has been the commandant of The Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy in Washington D.C. since October 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hrair H. Palyan)

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Ellsworth Honor Guard members raise the base flag in honor of Maj. Gen. Joseph Brown IV at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., April 23, 2013. The general, stationed at Ellsworth from June 2001 to June 2005, was killed April 19 when the Cessna 210 he was piloting crashed in Williamsburg, Va. During Brown’s 33 years of service, he flew more than 4,300 hours in the B-1, B-52 and select other aircraft, and commanded the 28th Bomb Wing from February 2004 to June 2005. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hrair H. Palyan)

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The flag stands at half-staff in honor of Maj. Gen. Joseph Brown IV at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., April 23, 2013. Brown and his wife, Sue S. Brown, were killed April 19 when the Cessna 210 he was piloting crashed in Williamsburg, Va. During his career Brown served in a variety of positions, including commander of the 28th Operations Group and 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hrair H. Palyan)

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Former Ellsworth wing commander honored

Published April 25, 2013
By Airman 1st Class Hrair H. Palyan
28th Bomb Wing Public Affairs

ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. (AFNS) -- Ellsworth Honor Guard members raised the base flag in honor of Maj. Gen. Joseph Brown IV at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., April 23, 2013. Brown, who was stationed at Ellsworth from June 2001 to June 2005, and his wife, Sue, were killed April 19 when the Cessna 210 he was piloting crashed in Williamsburg, Va.

During Brown's 33 years of service, he flew more than 4,300 hours in the B-1, B-52 and select other aircraft, and served in a variety of positions here to include commander of the 28th Bomb Wing from February 2004 to June 2005. His most recent assignment was the commandant of The Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy in Washington D.C.

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